Steve Jobs emails GCN hack, reiterates that, yes, iPad will run for 10 hours on a single charge

“My column last week on the new iPad’s IPS display drew a raft of invective from the Mac faithful, who seemed to feel I had treaded on sacred ground for daring to question the 10-hour battery life claims made by Apple CEO Steve Jobs at the iPad’s rollout,” John Breeden II writes for Government Computer News.

“While preparing my response, I also heard from Jobs himself, who personally, and politely, reiterated Apple’s assertion that the iPad will run for 10 hours on a single charge,” Breeden writes. “The iPad has yet to be released, of course, so the jury’s still out, but Jobs’ personal note does, I think, lend credibility to the claim.”

“As I was finishing this column, I e-mailed him to say that I didn’t mean to imply that he was lying during his iPad presentation, as several people accused me of in their comments,” Breeden simpers. “People make presentations written by marketers all the time that are not 100 percent truthful, and it doesn’t make them liars.”

Breeden writes, “I told him I looked forward to testing it out in the lab soon. And I’m more hopeful than ever that Apple really has done something special with their new tablet. (It’s also worth noting that Jobs actually uses the iPad — at the bottom of the e-mail was the tagline “Sent from my iPad.” Nice to see he walks the walk, too.)”

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